Laser-induced above-band-gap transparency in GaAs.
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چکیده
We report the observation of large (approximately 40%) laser-induced above-band-gap transparency in GaAs at room temperature. The induced transparency is present only during the pulse width of the driving midinfrared laser pulses and its spectral shape is consistent with a laser-induced blueshift of the band edge. Our simulations based on the dynamic Franz-Keldysh effect reproduce the salient features of the experimental results, demonstrating, in particular, that the amount of the band edge shift is approximately given by the ponderomotive potential.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 93 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004